Isn't it annoying when the forum owner's user name is just "Admin"?

Don't you guys find it annoying when a forum owner or admin has their username "Admin" or "Administrator"?

I find it very boring also, say you are having a discussion and you just have to call them Admin. For Example: "Yea I agree with you admin, that movie wasn't that great." Just kinda weird, and is not very inviting. It also discourages me from communicating with them.

Whats your thoughts?

 

I feel that they have something to hide, and as such I don't bother with places like that

 

Same here, its not very welcoming to the community.

 

Maybe they can't think up of a username? lol I seen like only like 1 or 2 people use Admin, Administrator before. So it does not really bother me much.

 

Yeah, I find it mildly annoying. This is why when I bought CODForums, I changed the master admin account to the site's name. And only use it for administrative duties.

 

Yeah, it just shows that some admins don't have any creativity. I always would rather post on a forum where the admins have real usernames than on one with the admin as "admin".

Plus, user names usually have a story behind them which makes them more interesting and tells something about you.

 

I agree, and good point... usernames do have stories behind them.

 

I only have an issue with it if the account is actually being used normally by the founder. On the vB forum of which I'm an administrator, member #1 is Admin, but it's used as a "placeholder" (wrong word, I suppose, but you get my point) for PMs and things that don't need to be assigned to a particular user (i.e. automatically-sent PMs from add-ons); member #2 is the actual head admin's account.

On my forum, I took the "personal" approach a step further and went with Kurt, my first name, as my username instead of my typical handle. I figure people are going to know me well enough on my own forum that I'll instruct them to call me Kurt anyway, so I may as well start with that, lol.
(p.s. You all can call me Kurt. haha)

 

Same reasoning here, but instead I chose my last name Kaiser

And okay Kurt

 

hmm, Yeah notice that too and that's bad in my opinion to, it's not appealing to sites.

 

Yea its really not, one thing webmasters lack these days is creativity. Its what makes your site stand out.

 

It can be annoying at times but it isn't a big deal to me. It does affect the relationship between members and the owner in my opinion though. It's not something I would personally do, ever.

 

I find it a little annoying, seeing as your username is, well, your 'identity' on a forum. To me, just being 'admin' is like having a blank identity.

So yeah, I dislike it a fair bit.

 

Is that really an excuse for naming your forum admin account? I use the same 3 or 4 usernames for everything. (Unless it's for something I don't really want associated with me, such as halfassed Postloop forums [But then it sucks when you warm up to the forum and can't change your name back])

IMO making your name "admin" just shows you don't care about your board, are only in it for the money, etc.

 

Im sure they care, they just have a bad way of showing it. They probably think its professional or something but its not.

 

Yah yah, this still make you creative.

 

My view is they are not the real deal and not dedicated enought, I for one would not join a site with admin with the name admin

 

I have joined a few, its not very welcoming. Its very boring, and its just weird when you have a discussion and you have to just call them "admin"

 

Yea, I agree, why join a site where the admin is masked by a generic name, as they could be anyone!

 

Yep I agree, you need to open up so members can come to know and trust you.